The B!G Idea is a free 12-week creative education programme that empowers 15-19 year olds with in-demand creative thinking skills.
Welcome to The B!G Idea on ChangeX, we can’t wait to work with you! Our 12 week programme is democratising access to in-demand creative skills for all young people. It can be delivered by teachers from any subject discipline and we provide you with all the teaching resources and lessons you need to take part, as well as access to a peer learning community to support you. With a few simple steps your students can join our 2023 programme and gain new skills, interact with industry professionals, connect learning from other subjects and gain confidence in tackling the biggest challenges in the world.
- Fiona Byrne, Head of Education, The B!G Idea
The B!G Idea is a free multi-award-winning, creative educational programme that helps 15-19 year olds to develop game changing creative skills like problem solving, resilience, empathy, critical thinking, research, communication and collaboration. These critical skills will help them through their education, life and work.
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“We all know as teachers that it’s hard to get something that’s engaging, interactive and creative all into a structured lesson. The B!G Idea has done so much work for us that it makes our life teaching much, much easier. I think that the programme has huge benefits for students going into the senior cycle. They have built this resilience and these creativity skills that can help them find solutions”
- Mark Danaher, TY Teacher, Desmond College, Limerick
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